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Artist Update: Stephen Hough replaces Murray Perahia on November 18

PIANIST
STEPHEN HOUGH WILL REPLACE MURRAY PERAHIA
IN RECITAL AT CARNEGIE HALL ON NOVEMBER 18

Mr. Perahia Cancels Fall Tour Due to Injury

Carnegie Hall today announced that
pianist Stephen Hough will replace pianist Murray Perahia in recital on Thursday,
November 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Mr. Perahia is
recovering from a hand injury and regrets that he is therefore not able to
undertake his fall recital tour. Mr. Hough will perform works by Beethoven,
Janácek, Scriabin, and Liszt. Complete program information is listed below.

For ticket information contact CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800.

Pianist Stephen Hough is widely regarded as one of the most important
and distinctive pianists of his generation, In 2001, he was awarded a
prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Mr. Hough has appeared with many of the major
European and American orchestras and plays recitals regularly in major halls
and concert series around the world. Recent engagements include performances
with the New York and London philharmonics, the London and San Francisco
symphony orchestras, a US tour with the Russian National Orchestra led by
Vladimir Jurowski, and a worldwide televised performance with the Berliner
Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle. Mr. Hough is also an avid writer and
composer. In addition to scholarly and critically-acclaimed CD liner notes and
articles for music publications, he has written for The Guardian, The
Times, and was invited by the Telegraph Media Group in December 2008 to
start a cultural blog. A resident of London, Mr. Hough is a visiting professor
at the Royal Academy of Music in London and holds the International Chair of
Piano Studies at his alma mater, the Royal Northern College in Manchester,
England. Mr. Hough last performed in recital at Carnegie Hall in Stern
Auditorium/Perelman Stage on February 12, 2009.